Passages from a pivotal 19th‑century collection that lays out treaties, engagements, and sunnuds relating to India and its neighbors.
This volume presents official documents about Muscat, the Persian Gulf, and the fight against the slave trade, offering precise historical texts and context for how imperial diplomacy shaped maritime policy.
The book frames the legal framework, the roles of naval officers, and the duties assigned to implement these agreements. It includes representative forms, declarations, and instructions used by the East India Company and British authorities in enforcing anti-slavery provisions in the region.
- Key treaties and their dates that guided enforcement and diplomacy.
- Specific powers granted to visiting ships and the procedures for detaining suspected vessels.
- Official forms and declarations used during seizures and adjudication.
- Historical notes on Muscat governance, piracy, and the suppression of the slave trade in the Persian Gulf.
Ideal for readers researching 19th‑century imperial law, maritime history, or the administration of anti-slavery treaties in the Indian Ocean.